Dr. Dorothy Height’s funeral service was beautiful
Gospel Music Artists BeBe Winans and Jeff Majors Among Participants in Dorothy Height’s Funeral
In the end, the funeral for civil rights icon Dorothy I. Height was much like the woman. Reverent. Forceful. Funny. And ultimately, dignified.
Source: Washington Post
The funeral services for civil rights icon Dr. Dorothy Height were simply beautiful. It streamed live from Washington National Cathedral and was filled with beautiful remembrances of the woman who was an icon and mentor to many.
President Barack Obama did a wonderful job on the eulogy. He said that Dorothy Height deserved a place in our history books and in America’s memory. He spoke of the environment in which Height was raised–one in which lynching was commonplace and many black people were denied opportunity.
Among the gospel music artists who participated were BeBe Winans and Jeff Majors. Beautiful readings were delivered by Camille Cosby and Maya Angelou.
You can watch the video of the entire funeral service at C-Span.
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Prayers & Financial Aid Needed Now in Haiti
The images and pictures of what is happening in Haiti in wake of the major earthquake that hit the capitol city of Port-au-Prince is heartbreaking to watch. Many buildings are destroyed and hundreds of thousands are feared dead. Prayers and financial help is sorely needed. President Barack Obama has just made an official speech that included a statement to the people of Haiti telling them that they have not been forgotten and that help is on the way.
Pat Robertson made some remarks that the people of Haiti made a pact with the devil and that is the reason for what is happening now. I can’t believe that such a reckless statement came out of his mouth. Does he have first hand knowledge of this? God told him something that nobody else knows about? Only God knows why this happened, all we should do is show love and help as much as possible.
Please continue to pray for Haiti and consider helping through organizations such as Wyclef Jean’s organization and Unicef.
From Wyclef Jean’s Yele.org:
“Haiti today faced a natural disaster of unprecedented proportion, an earthquake unlike anything the country has ever experienced. The magnitude 7.0 earthquake – and several very strong aftershocks – struck only 10 miles from Port-au-Prince.
I cannot stress enough what a human disaster this is, and idle hands will only make this tragedy worse. The over 2 million people in Port-au-Prince tonight face catastrophe alone. We must act now.
Many people have already reached out to see what they can do right now. We are asking those interested to please do one of two things: Either you can use your cell phone to text “Yele” to 501501, which will automatically donate $5 to the Yele Haiti Earthquake Fund (it will be charged to your cell phone bill), or you can click here to DONATE.
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Gospel Music Linkage
The Gospel According To Torrence has a very revealing sit down with Bishop Thomas Weeks and The Prophetess
Edwin Hawkins talks about how the popular gospel song “Oh Happy Day” changed his life SFGate
Gospel music artist Walter Hawkins has a street named after him in Oakland, CA Gospel Connoisseur
Don’t forget to tune in to Oprah today to catch BeBe & CeCe’s performance of popular gospel song, “Grace”
Radio host Deborah Smith Pollard & gospel music artist Byron Cage celebrate together Gospel Pundit
Check out this beautiful family portrait of the Obama family. The girls are growing up so fast–too cute!! Michelle Obama Watch
